void
do_pgr_dijkstraVia(
        pgr_edge_t* data_edges,    size_t total_edges,
        int64_t* via_vidsArr,     size_t size_via_vidsArr,
        bool directed,
        bool strict,
        bool U_turn_on_edge,
        Routes_t** return_tuples,   size_t* return_count,

        char** log_msg,
        char** notice_msg,
        char** err_msg) {
    std::ostringstream log;
    std::ostringstream err;
    std::ostringstream notice;

    try {
        pgassert(total_edges != 0);
        pgassert(!(*log_msg));
        pgassert(!(*notice_msg));
        pgassert(!(*err_msg));
        pgassert(!(*return_tuples));
        pgassert(*return_count == 0);

        graphType gType = directed? DIRECTED: UNDIRECTED;

        std::deque< Path >paths;
        log << "\nInserting vertices into a c++ vector structure";
        std::vector< int64_t > via_vertices(
                via_vidsArr, via_vidsArr + size_via_vidsArr);

        if (directed) {
            log << "\nWorking with directed Graph";
            pgrouting::DirectedGraph digraph(gType);
            digraph.insert_edges(data_edges, total_edges);
            pgr_dijkstraViaVertex(
                    digraph,
                    via_vertices,
                    paths,
                    strict,
                    U_turn_on_edge,
                    log);
        } else {
            log << "\nWorking with Undirected Graph";
            pgrouting::UndirectedGraph undigraph(gType);
            undigraph.insert_edges(data_edges, total_edges);
            pgr_dijkstraViaVertex(
                    undigraph,
                    via_vertices,
                    paths,
                    strict,
                    U_turn_on_edge,
                    log);
        }

        size_t count(count_tuples(paths));

        if (count == 0) {
            (*return_tuples) = NULL;
            (*return_count) = 0;
            notice <<
                "No paths found";
            *log_msg = pgr_msg(notice.str().c_str());
            return;
        }

        // get the space required to store all the paths
        (*return_tuples) = pgr_alloc(count, (*return_tuples));
        log << "\nConverting a set of paths into the tuples";
        (*return_count) = (get_route(return_tuples, paths));
        (*return_tuples)[count - 1].edge = -2;

        *log_msg = log.str().empty()?
            *log_msg :
            pgr_msg(log.str().c_str());
        *notice_msg = notice.str().empty()?
            *notice_msg :
            pgr_msg(notice.str().c_str());
    } catch (AssertFailedException &except) {
        (*return_tuples) = pgr_free(*return_tuples);
        (*return_count) = 0;
        err << except.what();
        *err_msg = pgr_msg(err.str().c_str());
        *log_msg = pgr_msg(log.str().c_str());
    } catch (std::exception &except) {
        (*return_tuples) = pgr_free(*return_tuples);
        (*return_count) = 0;
        err << except.what();
        *err_msg = pgr_msg(err.str().c_str());
        *log_msg = pgr_msg(log.str().c_str());
    } catch(...) {
        (*return_tuples) = pgr_free(*return_tuples);
        (*return_count) = 0;
        err << "Caught unknown exception!";
        *err_msg = pgr_msg(err.str().c_str());
        *log_msg = pgr_msg(log.str().c_str());
    }
}
// CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pgr_dijkstraViaVertices(sql text, vertices anyarray, directed boolean default true,
void
do_pgr_dijkstraViaVertex(
        pgr_edge_t  *data_edges,    size_t total_tuples,
        int64_t  *via_vidsArr,      size_t size_via_vidsArr,
        bool directed,
        bool strict,
        bool U_turn_on_edge,
        Routes_t **return_tuples,   size_t *return_count,
        char ** err_msg){
    std::ostringstream log;
    try {

        if (total_tuples == 1) {
            log << "Requiered: more than one tuple\n";
            (*return_tuples) = NULL;
            (*return_count) = 0;
            *err_msg = strdup(log.str().c_str());
            return;
        }

        graphType gType = directed? DIRECTED: UNDIRECTED;
        const auto initial_size = total_tuples;

        std::deque< Path >paths;
        log << "Inserting vertices into a c++ vector structure\n";
        std::vector< int64_t > via_vertices(via_vidsArr, via_vidsArr + size_via_vidsArr);

        if (directed) {
            log << "Working with directed Graph\n";
            Pgr_base_graph< DirectedGraph > digraph(gType, initial_size);
            digraph.graph_insert_data(data_edges, total_tuples);
            pgr_dijkstraViaVertex(digraph, via_vertices, paths, strict, U_turn_on_edge, log);
        } else {
            log << "Working with Undirected Graph\n";
            Pgr_base_graph< UndirectedGraph > undigraph(gType, initial_size);
            undigraph.graph_insert_data(data_edges, total_tuples);
            pgr_dijkstraViaVertex(undigraph, via_vertices, paths, strict, U_turn_on_edge, log);
        }

        size_t count(count_tuples(paths));

        if (count == 0) {
            (*return_tuples) = NULL;
            (*return_count) = 0;
            log << 
                "No paths found between Starting and any of the Ending vertices\n";
            *err_msg = strdup(log.str().c_str());
            return;
        }

        // get the space required to store all the paths
        (*return_tuples) = get_memory(count, (*return_tuples));
        log << "Converting a set of paths into the tuples\n";
        (*return_count) = (get_route(return_tuples, paths));
        (*return_tuples)[count - 1].edge = -2;

#ifndef DEBUG
        *err_msg = strdup("OK");
#else
        *err_msg = strdup(log.str().c_str());
#endif
    } catch ( ... ) {
        log << "Caught unknown expection!\n";
        *err_msg = strdup(log.str().c_str());
    }
}